New Malden to Hitchin for two people

[LE Greys]

Two friends of mine are coming up from New Malden to Hitchin on Saturday (18th). They both have Oyster cards. I've advised them to cross London on their Oysters and get tickets from Finsbury Park to Hitchin, forgetting of course that they would have to touch out. Was this a mistake and, if so, what should I say instead?

 

[soil]

New Malden - Finsbury Park is £3.90 Oyster single, so £7.80 return
Finsbury Park - Hitchin is £16.40 CDR

Total £24.20

New Malden - Hitchin CDR is £21.80 CDR and obviously cheaper.

 

[LE Greys]

New Malden - Finsbury Park is £3.90 Oyster single, so £7.80 return
Finsbury Park - Hitchin is £16.40 CDR

Total £24.20

New Malden - Hitchin CDR is £21.80 CDR and obviously cheaper.

Thanks. Must remember to tell them in the morning (my fault for trying to be clever).

 

[soil]

Thanks. Must remember to tell them in the morning (my fault for trying to be clever).

Try One Day Travelcard £8.90 and Boundary Zone 6 - Hitchin CDR £10.50 instead?

 

[maniacmartin]

If they take the Victoria line between Vauxhall and Finsbury Park (which is the way I would go if doing that journey, regardless of whether Oyster was used), then they will walk past the readers at Finsbury Park so touching out will be easy.

 

[LE Greys]

Try One Day Travelcard £8.90 and Boundary Zone 6 - Hitchin CDR £10.50 instead?

Thanks, will pass that along.

 

[PaxVobiscum]

Have they considered hitching to Hitchin?

 

[cjohnson]

If it's just a one-way journey on a weekend/bank holiday, then there's always the trick of using the return portion of a Hitchin-FPK super off-peak return, which is only £12 and cheaper than a FPK-Hitchin single.

 

[LE Greys]

If it's just a one-way journey on a weekend/bank holiday, then there's always the trick of using the return portion of a Hitchin-FPK super off-peak return, which is only £12 and cheaper than a FPK-Hitchin single.

It's a return (sorry, should have said).